This past Monday we were joined by Eckford Street Studio in Bushwick Inlet Park for an evening of printmaking and art exploration as well as a brief tree care presentation by Greening Greenpoint. Check out some of the amazing prints made during the workshop below!

Eckford Street Studio Community Projects is a local 501(c)3 non-profit organization aimed at reaching all children and families of North Brooklyn, regardless of income or experience Learn more about Eckford Street Studio and the classes they offer for children and adults in Greenpoint here!

Permaculture expert Andrew Faust gave a presentation on the history, principles, and applications of Permaculture design at Bushwick Inlet Park on Friday, February 8th! Over 30 sustainability enthusiasts joined us to learn about the potential for Permaculture to be used to retrofit cities like New York to create more dynamic and livable environments.

Andrew begins his presentation on applying Permaculture principles to cities like NYC

Greening Greenpoint was joined by over 30 volunteers for NYC Parks Mulchfest 2019 in McCarren Park! Holiday trees were chipped into mulch on-site and spread over more than 100 street tree beds on blocks surrounding the park. Trees New York led a pruning outing in McCarren with a group of Citizen Pruners, removing two truck beds full of branches which were mulched in the park.

The rest of the mulch will be used by NYC Parks in parks, gardens, and planting areas throughout the year!

On Sunday, October 28th, Friends of Transmitter Park, American Indian Community House, Greenpoint Tree Corps, and Greening Greenpoint met in Transmitter Park to complete the tree planting covenant that took place during the Indigenous Peoples’ Day Symposium earlier this month.

A young Virginia pine tree was planted in Transmitter Park’s Kent St. Meadow to give homage to nature. Representatives from American Indian Community House, Friends of Transmitter Park, and Greenpoint Tree Corps shared reflections on the preceding event and honored the planting of the Virginia pine with the reading of a poem.

Check out the freshly weeded and mulched tree beds on Oak and West Streets!

Greening Greenpoint partnered with 61 Franklin St. Community Garden members to steward trees on Oak and West Street this past Sunday, September 30th! Volunteers cleared, cultivated, and mulched 15 tree beds then enjoyed apple cider in the garden!

We had a great time learning introductory techniques with professional botanical artist Wendy Hollender this Wednesday. Although the workshop was moved indoors because of the unfavorable weather, 17 community members joined us to learn how to create art inspired by trees and plants present in Greenpoint parks and streets! Look through the slideshow below to see Greenpoint's artists in action and some of the incredible drawings that were created during the workshop!

Hannah Soros is an environmental science major going into their second year at Cornell University. They are passionate about horticulture, natural resource preservation, botanical art, and environmental education. Hannah is extremely excited to join the team at Greening Greenpoint as an intern this summer, and looks forward to improving the green spaces and natural resilience of the city where they grew up. In their free time, Hannah can be found drawing plants, drinking coffee, and thinking about how great it would be to live on a sheep farm.

Greening Greenpoint and Newtown Creek Alliance partnered up for a second stewardship event in June to help out some trees on Norman Ave. in Greenpoint's industrial area. Volunteers stewarded 5 tree beds along Norman and got a tour of Kingsland Wildflowers native green roof! Check out the slideshow below to see what we pulled out of the tree beds and the incredible views from the green roof!

Volunteers taking on this overgrown tree bed

Adding mulch to the weeded and cultivated tree bed helps retain moisture in the soil during the hot summer months

Greening Greenpoint celebrated the summer solstice with local herbalist and owner of Rooted Things Apothecary, Maya Robinson. Maya led us on a walk through McCarren Park featuring the medicinal and energetic properties of trees we pass by everyday in Greenpoint such as Linden, Serviceberry, Mulberry, Sweetgum, Catalpa, White Oak, and Ginkgo.

Retracing Bushwick Creek: A walk through Greenpoint's history with Geoffrey Cobb

Greening Greenpoint participated in Jane's Walk 2018 with a free guided walk along the Greenpoint-Williamsburg waterfront led by expert Greenpoint historian Geoffrey Cobb on Saturday, May 5th. The walk was run twice for a total of 55 participants who learned about Greenpoint's history and how it has been shaped by the geography of Bushwick Creek.

We celebrated with 20 volunteers this Sunday, April 22nd, by stewarding trees on Kingsland Avenue between Norman and Greenpoint Avenues. Our amazing volunteers cleared, cultivated, and mulched 31 trees beds along this stretch of Kingsland!

Greening Greenpoint celebrated the planting of the 500th tree of the project on Wednesday, April 11th at 725 Leonard Street. We were joined by Assemblyman Joseph Lentol, representatives from the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund, Office of the Attorney General, NYC Parks, and Greenpoint community members to celebrate this milestone! A sign with artwork created by the students of NYL Greenpoint Pre-School was installed in the tree and bed St. Stans Girl Scout Troop 2832 planted perennials as a finishing touch!

We had a great time stewarding trees along Freeman St. between Manhattan and Franklin Avenues with Greenpoint Tree Corps last Sunday, April 8th! This great group of volunteers cleaned, cultivated, and mulched 35 tree beds!

This past Saturday, March 24th, Greenpointers came out to St. John's Lutheran Church to learn about resources available for taking care of trees in Greenpoint at the 2018 Street Tree Stewardship Summit! The panel discussion included speakers from NYC Parks, Partnerships for Parks, and Citizens Committee for NYC, and folks stuck around after the panel for to meet fellow street tree stewards and tabling organizations!

This past weekend volunteers braved the cold to help spread mulch in McCarren Park! Holiday trees dropped off at McGolrick and McCarren Park were chipped into mulch on-site and used to help protect and insulate park trees through this cold winter weather!

Greenpoint community members came together to care for street trees in the neighborhood! Volunteers were taught street tree stewardship techniques, practiced those skills on street trees surrounding American Playground, and took home tools to continue tree care at home!

On June 2, 2017 Greening Greenpoint hosted its 3rd free tree giveaway in Greenpoint! Greenpointers took home young trees to plant in their yards! We're looking forward to our next giveaway in Fall 2017.

On Earth Day, Greening Greenpoint worked students and families of Greenpoint Eco-School PS 31 to steward street trees surrounding the school! Volunteers participated in hands-on tree stewardship where they cleaned, weeded, and mulched trees.

This project is made possible with funding provided by the Office of the New York State Attorney General and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation through the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund.